Marketing this years Crop and Final Yields?

[sumdumguy]

If it gets that bad, that cattle guys are scrounging in the weeds, there will be a government program to bring in feed. In other dry years cattle were moved to green pastures, but where are the green pastures, North Dakota?

[Hamloc]

By luck only one load booked for fall. This upcoming heat wave will certainly hurt yields here. We have had anywhere from 1.5 to 2 inches of rain since May 1 depending which land got the shower. So I feel very lucky but the crops will quickly dry up. Canola is getting ready to bolt and wheat is ready to head out but is less than a foot tall. The heat is going to hurt yields for sure.

[TOM4CWB]

Its not over till the 10th of July. This crop can hang on for one hot spell... (28-30) for a couple of days... but then it needs some serious rain. If first week of July is hot and dry (the upper ridge does not break down) then this will turn ugly quick. If it turns cool and moist... we still could have an average crop.

[tstep]

It's very spotty but you have to look long and hard to see a GOOD canola field in west central sask. yields will be way down and if the heat hits this weekend and no moisture we are done.

[blackpowder]

I would like to know what Tom means by "average". And for whom?

[bigcoupee]

Canola is pretty fickle plant if you ask me, too wet, to dry, sclerotinia, bugs, .......... should be 20 a bushel like mustard. Shes no cinderella.

[sawfly]

maybe around Red deer things will hang
on .
but not in a lot of west central sask.
some are lucky and caught a shower
but here
between 8 tenths and an inch since may 1 .
things are going backwards this AM.
the wheat looks the worst.
crops that looked good 3 days ago , kinda look like crap today.
you can just imagine the 1 inch wheat and barley heads forming in them.

[blackpowder]

Exactly. The head size is determined. Tillers halted.
If we get rain it will fill whats there. Too late and it will regrow leaving two crops.

[farmaholic]

Canola started flowering today, this should be interesting, how many days?

[bucket]

5 days tops.